Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL), which rose 0.98% or 0.12 points to trade at 12.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) added 0.96% or 0.250 points to end at 26.200 and Gas Natural (MC:GAS) was up 0.86% or 0.190 points to 22.410 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 3.39% or 0.057 points to trade at 1.623 at the close. Banco Santander (MC:SAN) declined 2.73% or 0.146 points to end at 5.206 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was down 2.60% or 0.083 points to 3.106.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 111 to 70 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.60% or 0.083 to 3.106.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.16% or 2.10 to $1291.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.36% or 0.26 to hit $71.23 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.26 to trade at $79.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1787, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.48.